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Monday, June 15, 2015

County Landscape Supervisor Charged in Fuel Theft

As a result of a joint Miami-Dade County Police Department, Miami-Dade
County Office of the Inspector General and Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office
investigation, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Employee
Siul Delgado was arrested on Thursday June 11, 2015 and charged with one count
of Organized Scheme to Defraud under $20,000.

The investigation started via information from a
confidential source in April of 2015 indicating that Delgado was possibly
dispensing county gasoline at a private home located at 16988 SW 141 Court,
Miami-Dade County.Further investigation
and surveillance indicated a pattern of suspicious gasoline movements utilizing
a County-owned pick-up truck containing gas and diesel tanks on its bed.Normally, such trucks are used to pump fuel
into County landscape equipment being used at various sites around
Miami-Dade.

Investigative surveillance revealed a number of fuel
fillings, in excess of normal usage, and unexplained movements of the fuel
truck to the 16988 SW 141 Court address, followed by the operating sound of the
fuel truck pump. Other surveillance showed Delgado adding county fuel to his
own private vehicle and also leaving 5 bags of county fertilizer at the same SW
141 Court location.

“Individuals who feel
that they are entitled to use and steal county property have no place in our
county workforce,” commented State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.“A public salary never allows anyone to
become a public thief.

“We value our
continuing partnership with the Miami-Dade Police Department and the State
Attorney’s Office.Confidential
complaints from honest employees and citizens sent to us enable our agencies to
root out those who violate the public’s trust,” said Miami-Dade County
Inspector General, Mary T. Cagle.